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The McLennan Highlassies dropped their opening game of the Budke/Serna Classic, hosted by Trinity Valley Community College, to the Tallahassee (Florida) Eagles 101-63 Friday afternoon in Athens.

The game was close through three quarters of play. Tallahassee held a 10-point lead after the first quarter, 23-13, and led by 11 at halftime 39-28. The Highlassies hung with the Eagles in the third quarter, with Tallahassee holding the 65-53 lead heading into the final period. The Eagles took control in the early minutes of the final period and McLennan was unable to recover.

On Saturday, the Highlassies fell to second-ranked Trinity Valley, 102-57.

McLennan was plagued with turnovers at the beginning of the game, allowing Trinity Valley to start on a 9-0 run. The Lady Cards held the 15-2 lead midway through the first quarter. The Highlassies found their groove and trimmed the lead to 10, 19-9, with 3:39 to play in the first. Trinity Valley led 26-15 heading into the second quarter. McLennan struggled offensively in the second, allowing Trinity Valley to stretch its lead to 53-23 at halftime.

The Lady Cards continued to increase their lead in the third quarter and led 75-38 going into the final 10 minutes of play. The Highlassies performed better offensively in the fourth quarter but the deficit was too much to overcome.